Francis Keany

Francis Keany was born in Canberra the year Bob Hawke became prime minister. As a child, Francis wanted to be a chef or town planner, but he grew up and came to his senses, realising journalism would be much more exciting.

Known as Frank in the halls on “the hill”, the thirtysomething broadcaster spent the first decade of his reporting life in commercial television and radio, including as senior political reporter for Fairfax Media’s 2UE at the time of the 2013 election.

Francis joined the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery in 2012, and in 2014 was shortlisted for the Wallace Brown Award for the best and fairest early career parliamentary journalist. He joined the ABC in 2015, and can be found on Twitter at @fjkeany.